The World Health Organization is set to give an update on the COVID-19 as France announced two additional people had died from the outbreak.
In its last update, the WHO said there were 90,893 COVID-19 cases globally and that it had killed 3,110 people.
France’s health ministry announced on Thursday there were 92 more cases of coronavirus in the country, bringing the total to 377 cases. Two people, both in the north of the country, died bringing the total of deaths in France to six.
One 73-year-old in l’Oise where there are more than 100 cases of the virus died and another person who is 64 years old died in the department of l’Aisne, the health ministry said.
Meanwhile, the United Kingdom announced that there are now 115 positive cases in the country including 25 in London.
Italy remains the country hardest hit in Europe with more than 3,000 cases and 107 deaths.
Summary of the key developments
- WHO says there are 90,893 COVID-19 cases globally and it’s has killed 3,110 people.
- Of the 1,848 cases elsewhere, 80% are from three countries: South Korea, Italy and Iran.
- Italy is Europe’s worst-affected country with 107 deaths.
- France has had six deaths.
- Switzerland has put its army in quarantine after a soldier tested positive in late February
- WHO says “rising demand, hoarding and misuse” is causing a shortage of medical equipment needed to fight the outbreak and protect healthcare workers.
- US Federal Reserve cuts interest rates to support the economy in the face of the outbreak.
- OECD warned coronavirus-linked slowdown could tip Europe into recession.
